Show home of truth by MARIE M OGDEN U the outstanding event of the week was a trip to bluff on sunday to visit Cotton cottonwood wod gardens and to pick some of the lovely grapes offered I by mr wayland at one cent a pound eight members made the trip in our bus stepping at blanding to pick up dr I 1 M cohn and arriving in bluff shortly before noon after a picnic lunch we enjoyed a visit with mr wayland who showed our folks around and told us more of the early history of this acen scenic i g nj derland and his develop the garden spot it has brov proved to be when we left for home our sturdy bus was filled to capacity with melons grapes and tomatoes and some peaches from the garden carden of mrs jennie barton on whom we called for a sh short or t visit lack of time prevented other calls we would like to td have maje made ma je although we stopped to greet mrs F A nielson who was entertaining members of her family who had journeyed to blula for a reunion the day was perfect in all ways and we shall always a ways le member the occasion with pleasure I 1 three of our members were invited to the old folks auty za af story of which is given on ayt I 1 page mary cameron andi andar r attended and said they thorough ly enjoyed the day david passed up the opportunity in older to help postmaster barton finish his grain storage bins before the threatening rains fell incidentally this is the first year for david to receive an invitation having just parsed the 60 6 year milestone th this s news may he be a surprise to some come of our local friends who are familiar with davd and who have watched him work 0 another lovely rain in our valey valley ley last friday at no time since our aur arrival nearly eight years ago has the valley been more beautiful in coloring anything but a desert in appearance now and if it were not for the wild life we would begin to plant there 0 with the gardens in monticello producing so abundantly the men are kept busy gathering vegetables and picking peas our newcomer clarence langdale has turned out to be e a champion pea picker and has even spent a lot of time in the he valley helping daisy shell them and prepare other vegetables for canning he is always john johnnie nie on the spot when there is work to be done bjone A D and hebe are working for daryle redd this week builder a root foot cellar on his property of town a milk production drops in july and august because most cows do not get enough feed because of lack of protection against heat and flies and sometimes because bebau e a constant supply of cool water is not available pastures should be supplemented with well ellra ell ra tinned grain and roughage during this period to help avoid the late summer slump in milk production |